AS A SOPHOMORE:Competed in two meets during the cross country season ... finished 18th out of 17 runners in the Crusader Invitational 6K (21:14.2) ... took 14th in the JV National Catholic Championship out of 77 runners (27:32).

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not compete during the cross country season ... ran in three outdoor meets on the season ... specialized in the 3,000m steeplechase ... posted best time of 9:34.58 at the Hillsdale College GINA Relays ... finished eighth at the Polytan Invitational ... competed at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Graduated from Bronxville High School (N.Y.) in the spring of 2012 ... collected 18 varsity letters in cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field ... selected as an All-American and finished second at the `11 New Balance Nationals 2,000m steeplechase (6:03.5) ... earned all-section (`10, `11) in the 3,00m outdoor steeplechase ... three-time section 1, Class C champion in the indoor 1,600m run (`10, `11 and `12) ... named all-league and all-county honors all four years in cross country ... named league champion in cross country (`08, `09 and `11) ... earned all-state honors in cross country sophomore and junior seasons ... freshman year awarded Bronxville's Most Valuable Runner freshman year for cross country ... named county champion (`11) in the outdoor 3,200m relay ... earned three Certificates of Honorable Merit for "Cum Laude," "Magna Cum Laude," and outstanding citizenship ... active member of the Bronxville High School's Student Faulty Legislature (`09-'11) ... father, Robert, was a diver at Boston College ... brother, Jim, swam at the University of Notre Carolina at Chapel Hill ... sister, Tori, ran cross country and track for Yale University ... full name is Dayton Joseph Flannery ... born in New York, N.Y., to Robert and Nora Flannery ... has two brothers and two sisters ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.